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General Tennis Trivia Quiz

This game is not so easy, but for a true tennis fan it shouldn't be that big of a deal. All the questions involve the wonderful sport of tennis.

A multiple-choice quiz by CooCooCachoo16. Estimated time: 8 mins.

Author
CooCooCachoo16

Time
8 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
68,759

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
20

Difficulty
Very Difficult

Avg Score
7 / 20

Plays
1527

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Question 1 of 20

1. In 2001, Juan Carlos Ferrero mainly played doubles with one partner. Who was this player?

Answer: (Two words, or just surname)

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Question 2 of 20

2. Which one of these players had the nick name of 'Melon'? Hint

Thomas Johansson

Thomas Enqvist

Magnus Larsson

Vince Spadea

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Question 3 of 20

3. Which player said this: 'I don't care if the player is seeded or not. It's just a player name. I have to win. I have to play my game and win.'? Hint

Pavlina Nola

Lina Krasnoroutskaya

Arnaud Clement

Nicolas Escude

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Question 4 of 20

4. Who didn't Sven Groeneveld coach? Hint

Greg Rusedski

Michael Stich

Nicolas Kiefer

Cedric Pioline

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Question 5 of 20

5. What is the nick name that is given to Martina Hingis and Anna Kournikova, when they play doubles together?

Answer: (Two words ... a true fan shouldn't need any hints =))

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Question 6 of 20

6. Serena Williams was born in the city of Saginaw. In what US state is that city located? Hint

New York

Michigan

Vermont

Delaware

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Question 7 of 20

7. Where are the AATP Championships, an ATP Tournament, held? Hint

San Jose, United States

Chennai, India

Adelaide, Australia

Acapulco, Mexico

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Question 8 of 20

8. What former tennis pro has the nick name of 'Cannonball Kid'? Hint

Vijay Amritraj

Mark Woodforde

Roscoe Tanner

Omar Camporese

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Question 9 of 20

9. As we're busy with nick names anyway, I'll throw this one is: Who has the nick name 'Kiwi'? Hint

Brett Steven

Olivier Rochus

Pavlina Nola

Nicolas Kiefer

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Question 10 of 20

10. Who was the first champion from overseas to win the Wimbledon Championships? Hint

Ernest Renshaw

Norman Brookes

May Sutton

Maud Watson

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Question 11 of 20

11. Who was the last of the legendary Four Musketeers to die?

Answer: (Two words, or just surname ... this is actually already a multiple choice question, since there are)

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Question 12 of 20

12. What male player once opened an All Star Cafe together with Monica Seles? Hint

Chris Woodruff

Pete Sampras

Andre Agassi

Yevgeny Kafelnikov

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Question 13 of 20

13. Whose grandfather, Henry Billington, reached the third round at Wimbledon in 1948?

Answer: (Two words, or just surname ... this should be easy)

14. Car manufacturer Ford has been one of the major sponsors of the Australian Open. How many years had it sponsored the first Grand Slam of the year in a row, when it decided to stop and was replaced by another car manufacturer, Kia Motors, in 2002? Hint

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Question 15 of 20

15. We all know who won the pro titles at Roland Garros 2001. But what player won the boy's Junior title in 2001? Hint

Brian Dabul

Carlos Cuadrado

Alejandro Falla

Lamine Ouahab

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Question 16 of 20

16. Perhaps you also know something about the juniors at the US Open in 2001. Who won the girl's title in 2001? Hint

Marion Bartoli

Angelique Widjaja

Svetlana Kuznetsova

Kaia Kanepi

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Question 17 of 20

17. What doubles specialist sued the Australian Open, because he got hot tea poured over him in the changing room? Hint

Tomas Cibulec

Cyril Suk

Petr Pala

Radek Stepanek

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Question 18 of 20

18. To what Spanish city did Marat Safin move in order to practice more? He moved in 1992, when he was 13 years old.

Answer: (One word .... just guess if you don't know)

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Question 19 of 20

19. In what city is this ATP Tournament held: ABN*AMRO World Tennis Tournament?

Answer: (One word .. it's a city in Europe)

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Question 20 of 20

20. Anna Kournikova had a short role in what movie starring Jim Carrey? Hint

Liar Liar

The Cable Guy

Me, Myself and Irene

The Truman Show

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In 2001, Juan Carlos Ferrero mainly played doubles with one partner. Who was this player?

Answer: Tommy Robredo

This young Spaniard (as he then was) had won the doubles title at the Junior Roland Garros Championships and was a runner up there in the singles.

2. Which one of these players had the nick name of 'Melon'?

Answer: Thomas Enqvist

Thomas Enqvist won the ATP Tournament of Marseilles three times! He did so in 1997, 1998 and 2002.

3. Which player said this: 'I don't care if the player is seeded or not. It's just a player name. I have to win. I have to play my game and win.'?

Answer: Arnaud Clement

Did you know that Arnaud Clement wore sunglasses a lot, because they are a medical prescription for his eyes?

4. Who didn't Sven Groeneveld coach?

Answer: Cedric Pioline

Sven Groeneveld is a Dutch coach who has a lot of experience being sacked by players, such as Kiefer and Rusedski.

5. What is the nick name that is given to Martina Hingis and Anna Kournikova, when they play doubles together?

Answer: The Spice Girls

Yes it's true, Martina and Anna are the Spice Girls of tennis. I wonder whether they are Sporty, Ginger, Scary, Baby or Posh Spice though..

6. Serena Williams was born in the city of Saginaw. In what US state is that city located?

Answer: Michigan

She was born there on September 26th, 1981, but she and Venus were raised in Compton, a Los Angeles suburb.

7. Where are the AATP Championships, an ATP Tournament, held?

Answer: Adelaide, Australia

The tournament of Chennai is called the Golfflake Tata Open. The tournament of Acapulco has the name 'Abierto Mexicano de Tenis Pegaso Clay'. And finally, the tournament of San Jose is also called the Sybase Open.

8. What former tennis pro has the nick name of 'Cannonball Kid'?

Answer: Roscoe Tanner

Did you know that Roscoe Tanner once portrayed Bill Tilden for a Hollywood production? The production is yet to be finished ...

9. As we're busy with nick names anyway, I'll throw this one is: Who has the nick name 'Kiwi'?

Answer: Nicolas Kiefer

Surprisingly, Nicolas Kiefer has the nick name of 'Kiwi' and not Brett Steven. Former pro Brett Steven hailed from New Zealand. Pavlina Nola played tennis for New Zealand, but comes from Bulgaria originally.

10. Who was the first champion from overseas to win the Wimbledon Championships?

Answer: May Sutton

American May Sutton won her first title in 1905, being the first player from overseas to take home the Wimbledon title. She also won the title in 1907. when Norman Brookes was the first male player from overseas to win a singles title.

11. Who was the last of the legendary Four Musketeers to die?

Answer: Rene Lacoste

The other Musketeers are Jean Borotra, Henri Cochet and Jacques Brugnon.

12. What male player once opened an All Star Cafe together with Monica Seles?

Answer: Andre Agassi

You didn't really consider Kafelnikov as an answer, did you? A nice fact on Andre Agassi: he earned a total of {$15} million from sponsors alone, in 1996.

13. Whose grandfather, Henry Billington, reached the third round at Wimbledon in 1948?

Answer: Tim Henman

Tim Henman's first tennis racket ever was a racket that had been used by this grandfather in a match at Wimbledon.

Answer: 16

The Australian Open obviously isn't very loyal to its former sponsor. Kia Motors, also a car manufacturer, replaced Ford right away!

15. We all know who won the pro titles at Roland Garros 2001. But what player won the boy's Junior title in 2001?

Answer: Carlos Cuadrado

In the final, Carlos Cuadrado crushed Brian Dabul with a 6-1 6-0 win over the poor fellow from Argentina. Cuadrado was seeded number 6 and Dabul was seeded number 7.

16. Perhaps you also know something about the juniors at the US Open in 2001. Who won the girl's title in 2001?

Answer: Marion Bartoli

Bartoli didn't have an easy road to the final. She had defeated Kanepi, seeded number 1, by 7-6 in the third set in the quarter finals. In the final she disposed of Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova with 4-6 6-3 6-4.

17. What doubles specialist sued the Australian Open, because he got hot tea poured over him in the changing room?

Answer: Cyril Suk

Suk couldn't play after that accident and said that he missed over a million American dollars income.

18. To what Spanish city did Marat Safin move in order to practice more? He moved in 1992, when he was 13 years old.

Answer: Valencia

He moved from the Spartak Sport Club in Moscow, where Anna Kournikova had trained as well.

19. In what city is this ATP Tournament held: ABN*AMRO World Tennis Tournament?

Answer: Rotterdam

The 2001 winner, Nicolas Escude, won the title as a qualifier. He also won the tournament in 2002, by defeating Tim Henman in three sets in the final.

20. Anna Kournikova had a short role in what movie starring Jim Carrey?

Answer: Me, Myself and Irene

It was a really short role. Anna also had a role in Enrique Iglesias' video clip 'Escape'.

Source: Author CooCooCachoo16

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